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Former Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… whom he never paid. While the victims went unpaid, bank records showed that Decker withdrew funds from the Watershed Operating account at the Saratoga Race Course, Foxwoods MGM, Harrah’s and Turning … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… from March 2021 through March 2022. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid program. Many … throughout the public health emergency. In response, the Department paused disenrollment of dual-eligible recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… it easier for more New Yorkers to run for office. New York trails the nation in this area. According to the National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following … Trusts public policy foundation ranked the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the fourth best-funded retirement system among … The financial health of our state pension fund is very strong as validated once again by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were … population of 61,171 reported short-stay admissions with payments totaling $684.5 million, we reviewed a sample of 33 … the hospital against medical advice. Review the sampled payments we determined were inappropriately billed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) and was nearly the same as the average growth rate for the … revenues may become less predictable as local communities weather federal policy changes, inflation and other economic … these uncertain times.” Findings from DiNapoli’s report on sales tax collections in the first half of 2025 include: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
We examined more than $5,000 in select bonuses that Sunset LG Realty, LLC (Sunset) paid, and requested reimbursement for, in 2016 under contract L120019 with SU
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-10-30.pdfPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfReport on the State Fiscal Year 2019-20 Executive Budget, February 2019
State tax revenues in December and January fell far short of earlier projections, making the process of adopting the new State budget more difficult than in the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-executive-2019-20.pdfThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
Identity theft cases surged in New York State in 2020, inflicting financial losses on individuals and threatening disruption to government programs as well as private financial institutions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/increasing-threat-of-identity-theft.pdfRequirements and Procedures for “Abandoned Property Location Services”
If you are interested in becoming an “Abandoned Property Location Service Provider” in New York State, or if you have been contacted by someone who claims they
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/aplsp-requirements-and-procedures.pdfIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City (2021-N-2) 180-Day Response
To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking. The audit covered the period from Ja
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n2-response2.pdfIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City (2021-N-2) 180-Day Response
To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n2-response1.pdfAn Analysis of Reasonable and Customary Out-of-Network Reimbursement Rates for Medical/Surgical Services in the New York State Health Insurance Program (2018-D-2)
The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the State Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation's largest...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18d2.pdfImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (2019-S-72)
To determine whether the Department of Health made improper payments for claims in violation of federal and State requirements related to ordering, prescribing, referring, or attending (OPRA) providers who were no longer participating in the Medicaid program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s72.pdfImproper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Follow-Up) (2017-F-10) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Report 2015-S-9).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f10-response.pdfMedicaid Program - Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (2015-S-9), 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Medicaid program made inappropriate capitation payments to Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans for recipients who were no l
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s9-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-860
Changes in New York State and City of Yonkers Withholding Taxes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-860.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-843
1995 Changes in Federal Income Tax Withholding and Earned Income Credit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-843.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-842
1995 Changes in Federal Income Tax Withholding and Earned Income Credit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-842.pdf